This judgment dismisses a writ petition filed under Article 226. The court held the petition was infructuous because the underlying industrial dispute had already been adjudicated by the Labour Court, which passed an award in favour of the petitioner management.
The writ petition was dismissed as infructuous with no costs awarded.
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W.P.No.12480 of 2004
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
Date : 07.12.2020
CORAM:
THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R.SURESH KUMAR
W.P.No.12480 of 2004 and
W.P.M.P.No.14607 of 2004
The Management of
Steel Authority of India Ltd.,
Warehouse,
CWC Complex,
K.K. Nagar,
Tiruchirapalli 620 021. ... Petitioner
Vs.
1.The Government of Tamil Nadu,
Rep. by its Secretary
Fort St. George, Chennai.
2.Assistant Commissioner of Labour
(Conciliation)
Thiruchirapalli - 20.
3.Labour Court,
Thiruchirapalli.
4.A.S.Transports,
87/6 First Floor, Ramamurthi Nagar Main Road,
Opp: SAIL Stock Yard,
Near Channasandra Railway Bridge,
Banasawadi Post,
Bangalore - 560 043.
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5.SAIL Steel Loading and Unloading Labour Union, 59, Arulanandar Koil Street, Subramaniyapuram
Tiruchi - 620 020.
6.Trichy District Anna Labour Union, 19 Tarangaivasam Melapudur, Tiruchirapalli 620 001. ... Respondents
Prayer : Petition filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India praying for issuance of a Writ of Certiorari to call for the records connected with G.O.1114 dated 03.12.2003 on the file of the 1st Respondent and to quash the same.
For Petitioner : Mr.Hemanth Raghu
ORDER
The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner, on instruction, has submitted that, pursuant to the impugned order, where the industrial dispute has been referred to the Labour Court, industrial dispute was raised in I.D.No.242 of 2004 on the file of the Labour Court, Trichy, where the
Labour Court, after tried the said I.D., passed an award on 23.03.2016, of course in favour of the petitioner management. Therefore, the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner would contend that, nothing survives in
this writ petition for further adjudication. Accordingly, by recording the same, the learned counsel wants to dispose this matter.
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petition to adjudicate further, this Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is also dismissed.
07.12.2020
Index: Yes/No
Sgl
To
1.The Secretary
The Government of Tamil Nadu,
Fort St. George, Chennai.
2.Assistant Commissioner of Labour
(Conciliation)
Thiruchirapalli - 20.
3.Labour Court,
Thiruchirapalli.
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Sgl
R.SURESH KUMAR, J.
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether the writ petition remains admissible after the Labour Court has passed an award on the underlying industrial dispute.
Steel Authority of India Ltd.
The Government of Tamil Nadu
Assistant Commissioner of Labour (Conciliation)
Labour Court
A.S.Transports
SAIL Steel Loading and Unloading Labour Union
R.SURESH KUMAR
As recorded by the court registry
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